Parents often report that they notice that their children do not have as nice handwriting as the parents did at their age. It may be that the school does not focus on teaching this since children are typing more on the computer rather than writiing. In fact, some schools do not even teach cursive writing or "long hand" writing for the kids in school. The reason is often stated by educators that children do not need or use cursive writing any more since they rely on typing emails or printing on forms. The problem is when a child has to complete a form for college or a job or send a thank-you note he may not be able to write neatly. People that read the form or note often judge the persons' abilitiies based on the handwriting. Parents can overcome this with the following ideas for encouragining good hand writing.
1. Children might practice handwriting along with reading on days they do not have homework.
2. Hire a tututor if your childs' handwriting is particularly bad and you have not been able to solve this problem.
3. Review anything your child writes and have him rewrite it if it is not as neeat as you think it should be.
4. Using line paper is useful to improve the neatness of the handwriting.
5. Writing something for your child and have them imitate the hand writing. This is called "Modeling" or demonstrating the behavior.
6. Make sure the writing instuments are sharp or use a pen. Erasable pens are usful in training since you can erase one word or letter and have them rewrite it.
7. Have your child make the weekly grocery list and encourage or prompt him to write neatly so that everyone can read it while shopping.
8. Children in lower grades should be encourage to do there writing homework neatly so that later it does not become an issue.
9. Have your child assist in filling out forms at docters or other forms in order to practice neat handwriting.
Finally, remember to follow any training with the kind of praise, or activity reward that your child likes! The reinforcement will help him to learn to write more neatly and also result in the child writing more neatl in the future!
1. Children might practice handwriting along with reading on days they do not have homework.
2. Hire a tututor if your childs' handwriting is particularly bad and you have not been able to solve this problem.
3. Review anything your child writes and have him rewrite it if it is not as neeat as you think it should be.
4. Using line paper is useful to improve the neatness of the handwriting.
5. Writing something for your child and have them imitate the hand writing. This is called "Modeling" or demonstrating the behavior.
6. Make sure the writing instuments are sharp or use a pen. Erasable pens are usful in training since you can erase one word or letter and have them rewrite it.
7. Have your child make the weekly grocery list and encourage or prompt him to write neatly so that everyone can read it while shopping.
8. Children in lower grades should be encourage to do there writing homework neatly so that later it does not become an issue.
9. Have your child assist in filling out forms at docters or other forms in order to practice neat handwriting.
Finally, remember to follow any training with the kind of praise, or activity reward that your child likes! The reinforcement will help him to learn to write more neatly and also result in the child writing more neatl in the future!
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